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Rash of thefts near West Vancouver High Last Night

I heard there had been a lot of thefts from cars and homes last night on Mathers Ave near the high school.

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u/slow_marathon — 15 hours ago
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Man arrested in front of family for removing river rocks for a perimeter for a tree his child planted.

End of Mondays council meeting.

A man was arrested by WVPD for removing river rocks. The man said that perhaps some education of him would have worked better than an arrest.

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u/POCTM — 7 days ago
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West Vancouver creek channels are falling apart and no one seems to care, they just keep passing the buck.

I’ve been walking through a bunch of the creek channels in West Van this year, especially the ones above the highway, and it’s honestly brutal. Huge tree loss, banks collapsing, fish habitat basically wiped out in spots. These creeks used to feel alive 20 years ago now they look like they’ve been chewed up.

This isn’t just “nature doing its thing.” The erosion is way beyond normal, and the culverts downstream are way too small for the amount of debris coming down now. One big storm and it’s going to be a mess.

I foresee major Property damage, Chemicals and garbage flushed straight into the ocean. More habitat loss and danger to people especially seniors and children if a debris flow hits the wrong spot.

The District needs to stop pretending this is a minor maintenance issue. It’s not. Anyone who’s actually walked these creeks recently can see how bad it’s gotten.

At minimum, they need to get engineers out there and assess the channels, upsize the undersized culverts and c/o the the ones that have past their prime. Install debris traps is easily accessible areas for maintenance. More water monitoring stations. Bypass channels for extreme events. They need to stabilize the banks and replant and restore the areas that are basically bare now.

If they don’t deal with it soon, the next atmospheric river will and that’s going to cost a hell of a lot more than fixing it now.

This should be a major priority. It is the single biggest concern for property, environment and life.

u/POCTM — 8 days ago
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Dundarave swim platform

Anyone know why they replaced the Dundarave floating swim platform? The new one is tiny (half the size), there is only one ladder, and the ladder welds are already cracked and failing.

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u/NorthVanTrailDoggo — 6 days ago
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Where is there bike parking at Ambleside?

For a major beach and tourism area on the prime bike route across the north shore, Ambleside is not bike friendly. There is one small ancient rack for about 8 bikes next to the cafe, and that’s all I’ve been able to find. None to the west at the Batch bar (!!). With all the parking drama and bike infrastructure installed I would think some bike racks in smartly positioned areas for people going to the beach or park would be a no brainer. I’ve heard there are some at the pickleball courts, but there should be room for hundreds of bikes right next to the cafe area if the district cared at all about getting people to bike.

West Van, man…

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u/Lions97 — 12 days ago